Good Nature Travel Blog

  • News & More

    The Making of an Adventure Town

    Oct 4, 2010 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    I’m going to have to ask for your forbearance right up front on this one, because I’m going to do a little bragging here. Not too long ago, my hometown of Madison, Wisconsin, was named one of the Top 100 Adventure Towns in the nation by National Geographic Magazine.

  • News & More

    What’s Your Canoe?

    Sep 20, 2010 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Upon meeting someone new, we usually try to find out two salient facts about the person within the first 30 seconds of being introduced: his or her name and what he or she does for a living. It hasn’t always been that way, of course.

  • Conservation

    Voluntourism: Mixing Vacations with Work

    Sep 13, 2010 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    On my last travel vacation, I didn’t plant a tree, dig a well or paint a fence. I simply walked, observed and “absorbed.” I’m wondering now if my lack of industriousness should make me feel guilty—not because I took the time off to go on vacation, but because I didn’t go to work on vacation.

  • Conservation

    Best Way to See the Galapagos? Gently and Up Close

    Aug 30, 2010 · Wendy Redal

    It’s a quandary that often faces travelers to ecologically fragile destinations: tourism can do wonders to raise awareness about the importance of conservation, yet visitors may question whether their very presence is contributing to a problem.

  • Travel Tales

    Never Can Say Goodbye

    Aug 30, 2010 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    That first ember of excitement you feel burning inside from the moment you decide it’s time for a new adventure is an invigorating feeling. From the initial destination-dreaming phase to signing the trip form’s bottom line, you can sense the flames of positive energy building.

  • Nature Photography

    Man vs. Nature (Or: Why Is Your Elbow in My Nature Photograph?)

    Jul 27, 2010 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    I have lots of photos of people parts: the tops of heads adorning the bottom of a frame; errant elbows jutted into the right or left side of an image; a disconnected leg caught in full stride, emerging from an otherwise deserted landmark.

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Six Wondrous Places to Watch Whales

    May 27, 2010 · Wendy Redal

    One of the most amazing migrations on earth is taking place right now, as 20,000 gray whales make their way along the Pacific Coast of North America from Baja to their summer feeding grounds in the Bering Sea – a one-way journey of 6,000 miles!

  • Nature & Wildlife

    Overcome Your Family's Nature Deficit Disorder

    May 13, 2010 · Wendy Redal

    When I was growing up in damp western Washington, I remember many occasions where my dad insisted we kids leave the TV and spend time outside. It may have been gray and drizzly, but he knew there was something valuable about fresh air and green spaces. I usually didn’t need much convincing.

  • Conservation

    Can Soccer Save the Planet?

    May 11, 2010 · James Dziezynski

    In addition to making Natural Habitat Adventures a premier eco-friendly travel company, founder Ben Bressler has taken the same environmentally responsible philosophy to his love of soccer.

  • News & More

    NHA Best Company in America — Again!

    Apr 28, 2010 · James Dziezynski

    Once again, Natural Habitat Adventures has topped Outside Magazine’s best places to work in America. The core values that make NHA such a unique place include genuine respect for personal and professional growth – and what better way to grow than travel!